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Irregular verbs in the preterite tense

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Term
Definition
Pagar-   To pay  
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yo pagué (pagar)   I paid  
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Empezar-   To start  
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Yo empecé (empezar)   I started  
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Sacar (to take out)   to take out  
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Yo saqué (took out)   I took out  
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yo fui (ir)   I was/I went  
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tú fuiste (ir)   You were/you went  
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él fue (ir)   she was/went  
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nosotros fuimos (ir)   We were/went  
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ellos fueron (ir)   They were/went  
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-AR & -ER verbs that had a stem change in the present tense__ have a stem change in the preterite tense.   do not  
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-IR verbs that have a stem change in the present tense __ have a stem change in the preterite tense.   do  
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-IR stem changers only change in the __ person   3rd  
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3rd person forms are ___   él, ella, usted, ellos & ustedes  
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In the preterite tense the E____ in some stem changing verbs (-IR verbs only)   changes to I  
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In the preterite tense the O____ in some stem changing verbs (-IR verbs only)   changes to U  
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Cerrar does or does not stem change in the preterite tense?   DOES NOT- ar verbs do not stem change in the preterite tense  
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Perder does or does not stem change in the preterite tense?   DOES NOT- er verbs do not stem change in the preterite tense  
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Which verbs stem change in the preterite tense?   -IR verbs  
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él (dormir)   durmió  
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ustedes (dormir)   durmieron  
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Preferir, servir & pedir are/are not stem changing verbs in the preterite tense.   are (they end with -ir)  
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Three example of verbs that stem change in the past:   repetir, dormir, morir  
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usted (pedir)   pidió  
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ellos (pedir)   pidieron  
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These verbs use -yo (él, ella, usted) & -yeron (ellos/ustedes) and have an accent on other endings.   leer, creer, caer, oír  
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leer-   to read  
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creer-   to believe  
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caer-   to fall  
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oír-   hear  
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she read (preterite)   ella leyó  
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she believed   ella creyó  
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she fell   ella se cayó  
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they fell   ellos se cayeron  
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they read   ellos leyeron  
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she heard   ella oyó  
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